Nick, your willingness to address people's questions is admirable, and although we don't expect everyone to agree all the time, the discussion is good. As can be seen from the discussion (though yes, it's a long one now!), many pilots have been offended with what appears to be repeated attempts by Ms. Curtis-Taylor to steer the perception of events toward advancing her image. Essentially, taking credit, where credit may not be due. Though to a non pilot this may not seem too serious, to those who have earned the privilege of calling themselves a pilot, or member of the military, it is important. Thus, you could be forgiven for following along unknowingly in some embellishment, but Ms. Curtis-Taylor should be more acquainted with perception. Certainly after the protracted discussion here, and requests for Ms. Curtis-Taylor to come forward and make things right, she knows that there is a problem she could make right with a portion of the aviation community. Your defending against perceived bullying is admirable, and be assured, the mods are watching this thread carefully, and bullying will not be tolerated. Good discussion about worthy points of concern, however, is welcomed.
Ms. Curtis-Taylor has much greater publicity since her Stearman flights, than before. It is obvious that she sought out that publicity - repeatedly. Was the end result publicity what she wanted? That's up to her to decide, perhaps based upon her sense of the desirability of good vs not so good publicity, but in any case, Ms. Curtis-Taylor is much more widely known now! I had closed this thread some time back, as, at that time, there was little reason to allow it to continue. The whole situation could have quietly drifted unresolved into people's distant memories. But it seems that Ms. Curtis-Taylor acted recently to attract more publicity, and reopen discussion. That action, is, in and of itself, discussion worthy, and there's lots of background material.
Nick, your discussion points are welcomed, and I'll hope that the other participants here will keep in mid your perspective, as you consider theirs!
For those who are pleased to have a working relationship with Ms. Curtis-Taylor, of course, enjoy that relationship! For those who have unresolved concerns about truth in promotion, and how that could affect the future image of a sector of aviation, discussion is fair....